Eintracht Frankfurt fails again: fails against Mainz in the friendly!

Eintracht Frankfurt fails again: fails against Mainz in the friendly!

Stadion am Bruchweg, 55128 Mainz, Deutschland - On January 7, 2025, Eintracht Frankfurt lost 1: 3 in the first test game of the year against Mainz 05. This result is already the second defeat against Mainz within two weeks after the team had previously been inferior in the Bundesliga with 1: 3. The test game took place on Sunday with the exclusion of the public and in adverse weather conditions in the stadium on Bruchweg and lasted 120 minutes.

Both teams used the game as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming re-start of the Bundesliga. Mainz will compete against VfL Bochum next weekend, while Frankfurt is challenging FC St. Pauli. Coach Dino Toppmöller from Frankfurt was positive about the performance of his players, but pointed out the lack of efficiency in the end. In addition, the coaches of both teams spoke about the need to use opportunities more consistently and to pay attention to individual mistakes.

game course and goals

The game started unhappily for Frankfurt. In the 21st minute, Dominik Kohr Mainz brought the lead after a ball loss from Oscar Hojlund. A few minutes later, in the 42nd minute, Phillipp Mwene increased to 2-0 for the hosts. After the change of sides, a mistake by Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp made it 3-0 for Mainz in the 57th minute, before Nathaniel Brown for Frankfurt was able to shorten to 1: 3 in the 57th minute. The player Hugo Ekitiké was also unlucky when he hit the post. Despite the defeat, Frankfurt was playfully superior to a 3-4-2-1 formation in the first half, but cannot show the desired efficiency in the last third.

The lineups of the two teams were as follows: For Mainz, hundredweighters played in the first half, since Costa, Bell, Jenz, Caci, Kohr, Sano, Mwene, Nebel, Lee and Sieb. In the second 60 minutes, Rieß, Schulz, Leitsch and other players were used. Frankfurt competed in the first half with Trapp, Collins, Koch, Theate, Knauff, Höjlund, Dahoud, Brown, Uzun, Chaibi and Marmoush, and switched to Kaua Santos, Kristensen, Collins, Theate and other players in the second half.

coach Toppmöller emphasized that Eric Dina Ebimbe was not in the squad for sporting reasons and that the performance of the players must be crucial for the list. Meanwhile, coach Bo Henriks von Mainz complied with the need to avoid injuries at any time and to collect valuable minutes of play.

For further details on this test game, read the report on fr.de as well as on Kicker.de .

-transmitted by West-Ost-media